Layouts

This command presents the Layout
Selector dialog where the user specifies the active editing layout.

The Layout
Selector dialog allows users to choose
between predefined editing layouts. A layout includes specific
menus, toolbars and dockable windows as well as customized templates
for selected layouts. This provides a great time-saver as users
may switch between different display options for all of these items
at once rather than configuring each of these individually.

When the Layout Selector is first
displayed, the active layout will be selected in the left pane with
a description of the layout.

Switching
Layouts

The
active layout may be changed by selecting a new layout from the list
and pressing the OK
button. When this is done the user will
be prompted to confirm he wishes to change layouts.

If
Continue is selected, the active layout will be changed to the
one selected in the Layout
Selector dialog. If Stop is
pressed, no change will occur.

Customizing
Layouts

Default
layouts may be customized if desired. When a layout is active,
a user can customize layout items individually. Menus and toolbars
may be customized by right-clicking on any menu heading (File, Edit,
etc.) or toolbar and selecting Customize
Menu or Customize
Toolbar respectively. Dockable windows
may be opened and positioned as desired to meet the user's needs.

Once
the active layout is customized, the Layout
Selector dialog should be invoked by selecting
it from the View menu or by pressing ALT+F8. The user may then
edit the name of the active layout in the text box at the top of the
selection list and press the Save
Current State As button to save the customized
version of the active layout.

Any
defined layout may be deleted by selecting it in the selection list
and pressing the Delete
Selected Layout button.

If
the Reset Built-In
Layouts button is pressed, all built-in
layouts will be restored to their default state. Please note: Any customer layouts that have been created in addition
to the default layouts will be preserved in
their current state.

Exporting/Importing
Layouts

If
a user wishes to export a layout they have created to share with a
friend or co-worker, this may be done by pressing the Export/Import Layout
button. This will present a popup menu where
the user may choose one of two options: Export
Selected Layout or Import Layout.

If
the user selects the Export
Selected Layout button, the Browse for Folder
dialog is presented and the user can select the
folder to export the layout file to or create a new folder to export
to. The selected layout will be created as a file with the name
of the selected layout and the extension "uee". For
example, the Power
User layout would be exported as "Power
User.uee".

If
the Import Layout
button is pressed, the Open
dialog will be displayed so the user may navigate
to the *.uee file that should be imported for the desired layout.
The settings in the imported file will be automatically parsed
and the layout will then be available for selection in the Layout
Selector dialog.